Costa Rica’s Road to the World Cup

Costa Rica Sports News – As we approach the selection of the groups for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, let’s look back and see the road that Costa Rica took to get there. Costa Rica is heading into their fourth World Cup. They are rather unpredictable, having beat the number one CONCACAF team as well as tied with the last place team. It seems their trouble strikes during away games and when their confidence is low. Still, they ended up as No. 2 and qualified for the World Cup with two games to spare.

They missed out on the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. This year’s team is cosmopolitan, with players from the U.S., Spain, Germany, Greece, England, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Central America. Their top scorer was Real Salt Lake City’s Alvaro Saborio. If they keep their confidence up, they could reach the round of sixteen, as they did in 1990.

Coach Pinto was reinstated for his second go at leading the team. He was coaching them from 2004-5 and then since 2011. Their key player is on loan from Arsenal. Joel Campbell scored 8 goals in his 28 appearances, since 2011. The team made World Cup appearances in 2002 and 2006, but their best time at a World Cup was in 1990. This year, they hope to be even better than they were in ‘90.